WASHINGTON – The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) has named Chief
Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye of the California Supreme Court as the recipient of the 2014
NAPABA Women’s Leadership Award. This award recognizes the accomplishments of women lawyers
and is presented to an individual who has achieved professional excellence in her field,
demonstrated leadership and understanding of women’s issues, and made significant contributions
to the Asian Pacific American (APA) legal community. Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye will be honored at
the Women’s Leadership Breakfast on November 8, 2014 during the NAPABA Annual Convention in
Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ.

Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye is the first APA to serve as chief justice for any state high court in
the continental United States and the first Filipina to serve on a state high court. Prior to becoming
chief justice, she was Associate Justice for the Third District Court of Appeal in Sacramento and
served as a superior court judge for the Sacramento County Superior Court and as a municipal court
judge for the Sacramento County Municipal Court. Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye also served in the
office of CA Governor George Deukmejian and as a deputy district attorney in the Sacramento
County District Attorney's Office. She was honored as a NAPABA Trailblazer in 2003.

NAPABA congratulates Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye and applauds her contributions to the APA
and legal communities.

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The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
(NAPABA) is the national association of Asian Pacific American (APA) attorneys, judges, law
professors, and law students. NAPABA represents the interests of over 40,000 attorneys and
approximately 70 national, state, and local bar associations. Its members include solo practitioners,
large firm lawyers, corporate counsel, legal services and non-profit attorneys, and lawyers serving at
all levels of government. NAPABA engages in legislative and policy advocacy, promotes APA political
leadership and political appointments, and builds coalitions within the legal profession and the
community at large. NAPABA also serves as a resource for government agencies, members of
Congress, and public service organizations about APAs in the legal profession, civil rights, and
diversity in the courts.